Daily Republican., 1887-08-24
THIRD EDITION.
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De'aware's watering Piace-W hat 1t Ii
Now and What 1t VIII DO.

h6hODOtl VneEo bEcrc Ato nv" Ho'S
tifty pretty Gotta aes, some OF them
really beautiful and spacious In lneir
and arrangements. inat
Rehoboth 10 not what 1t Was expecteu
10 be 10 admitted by all. IL was i1
tended ct first that 1t should DC unuet
the deuominattonsl influence OF the
Methodist Episcopal church, and during
few of the first years OF Its existence
\ Methodist clergy yman Was supelin-
teudent at q stipulated salary. All this
ia changed now, though the greater
part is still dom mated BY Methodists.
The fipht against the introd duction OF
dane Ing ut the Bright House some four
or ave years ago will be distinctly re.
membered by many. A social game OF
cards was as objectional ss dance.
1t coon became evident that II Reho-
both ever came anywhere near up
10 the snscips ions of II orig sinators
It would haze 70 be carried on with .
more liberal bas!s. The contest with the
Bright House on the subject OF dancing
resulted, rs q ost know, IN o victory Of
the liberal over the the straight. laced
idea of q denominational summer re-
sort. Dar cling and social games OF
cards became pastimes for the numerous
guests, st the Bright House and Hotel
Aenloper, that succeeded what was
once The Surf House, and there pas-
times have been practiced ever sincs.
Though the stockholders Of the
Rehoboth association have been divid cd
upon the subject Ct dancing and social
card playing, there seems to be no
division OF sen timent upon the temper
apce Issue. The use OF intox lcating
LIQUORS az beverage has been excluded
by the provisions OF the act of incorpor
alton, and the consequence Is that
although bottle OF whiskey may be
carried IN grip-sack or hip pocket for
private use there is no public use OF
liquor to be seen. This feature nobody,
even those who favor dancing and card
play ing, would wish to see abolished.
Though the Douglass House, but o
short distaace below the Southern limo
OF Rshoboth, IL plentifnlly stocked with
politicians and LIQUOR, nobody wants
the same practices introduced into Rs
hoooth. Well, then, Gays one, Reho-
both will never be rival OF Atlantic
City. 1t Is rot desired By anybody
holding stock in the Association that IL
should bs like Atlantic City. Ii is
too remote from the large centres Of
population and cannot be reached in q
day from Philadelphia, with several
hours spent upon the beach, ard return
the same day.
But while It cannot ba made daily
pleasure reso:t, II has AL the elements
OF q pcpu ar tummer Ieeort. les dis
tance frunl the laJge ctntres OF popula-
tion does not materially affect this,
though it would be very desirable 10
havs trains running from Wilmington
10 Rahoboth in less time tnan four
hours, and from Philadelphia IN less
time than five hours.
Rehoboth, though upon an arid sand
that will not grow q shruo or tree, has
water as clear as crystal and limpid
and cod as II iced. The great eurprise
iB that the ocean water does not pe;co-
late through the sand into the wells and
make the water brsckiBD, but il does
not. Good water il assured all the
time.
True, shade trees cannot be made to
grow, but broad versndss ground the
cottages, ana extended awnings come
in as good substitutes.
What about the breezes? Both land
ard seaSreeZes, the first predom!nating
at all times coil and Pleasant y, Yes,
the pesBy mosquito, what about him
Rehobotn has petn terribly slandere1
about mosquitoes, Have them, why
certainly they have them there, bu'
have they not in Wilmington snd
Philaeelphis by the million this very
summer? Have they net swept ovei
mountain and valley? Have tley no,
even come Into your Wilmington bee
roone ard Insisted ia getting close ~
20 your ear and persisted IN singing
you TO sleep? OF course they have.
Why hen MAKE aD exception OF Ee
hobotn, as il mosquitoes we're expected
70 tiy arouod or owe. instead OF throusl
Il? But i. ID fact that mosquito o.
hsva been heard and felt but eeloom II
Rehoboth this summer. The writer o
this article Was in Rehoboth from Sat
usday evening until Monday evening
without sessDR or heating mosquito
There are mosquitoes there, hut nc
more numerous than In ot0er place
nearer home. The bsthing at Rsbt
both-is it good? First class. Tie sui
Is strong W hen the bI eeZes are strong.
So Ii Is everywhere. When tn
storm sets in tie waves are furioul
but who wants TO bathe In q storm
The remnants of wrecks along th
beach indicate the storms that swee
lhe beach, Dut they are not contik nous
The bathing is said by those who kno,
10 be superior to any other bathin
place along the Atlantic coast. Every
body here bathes at least once da,
often twice, and never dream of da1
ger while they exercise prudence.
What is TO be ths future of R9hI
both2
As /. is row 1t is developing iuto
c)ttEse resort. With proper railroa
facilities, there Is no reasol why tnel
should not be three hundred cott3z,
on the broad avenues on the bea,
within two or three years. One OF IL
mistbSes made in laying out the tow
was in making the avenues hundrt
feet wide. This makes il too expensiy
10 improve the broad avenues. A NOV
ment Is on foot, Eo Rever, to raise Il
middle OF the avenues into o noun
leaving about thirty feet on each sit
for travel. The mound Ia to bs toW
in grass snd planted with flowers.
This will add very materially to Il
attractions of the place. The asscci
tion has very neat chapel erected,
which public services ATE held eve
Sunday, and during tie week pray
meetings.
Both the Bright Ho1so and the Fl
Henlopen have Rad g good run
guests, and there is apTospect that ne
season will ezcel the prese Mt ons IN
terest. One thing is certsiE. RehobC
will not so down, though its mana
ment has not been all that could be c
sired. The Grand surf will ever he
sffer make IL place 0. resort.
Amongst those who are occupyi
cottages here are tie following W
miugsontans:
II Heisler, john g. Yates, Henry
McLear, Samuei Eiley, James Bri
ford, William III DgeIp, Mrs. j. NJ
ton Poole, Mira John M. Walrsven,
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